Safe Across the Water

The useful part

"Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven." Psalm 107:28–30 The oars were heavy, splintered, and worn down by hours of desperate rowing against a relentless headwind. Every muscle in the body screamed in protest, and the shore of safety felt just as far away as it had hours ago when the squall first hit.

How it works

• There comes a point in every grueling season where human strength completely runs out, leaving nothing behind but aching hands and a quiet despair.
• The temptation in that exhausted silence is to believe that the boat is going to sink right there in the middle of nowhere, abandoned to the mercy of an unforgiving sea.
• After He rebuked them for their little faith, they immediately found themselves on the other side of the lake.
• Jesus advanced them supernaturally, carrying them past the toil and right into safety.
• When we look at the scriptural concept of waiting on the Lord, it often feels entirely passive, like sitting idly by while life passes.

What to take from it

When you actually dissect the word wait in the scriptures, it reflects the same underlying action as weaving rope. We are taking our thin, fragile strand of faith and weaving it through trus...

Details worth keeping

trial, for God has a timeline for every trial. It will, in fact, come to an end if we trust Him through it. We see this powerfully when Jesus was in the storm with the disciples.